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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on kr. nn. >>> thanks, wolf. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica yellin, john king is off. tonight, the urgent search to find and stop whoever is leaking classified information about u.s. drone attacks and more. one law maker says it is getting to the point where other nations won't trust the u.s. to keep a secret. >>> also, an apology from of all people, former president, bill clinton. hear his explanation about why he regrets calling for extending all of the bush era tax cuts temporarily. >>> a former head of the democratic party says, we are a nation of wusses. we will get ed rendell to explain. >>> we begin with a developing story as to leaked intelligence that congressional officials say is putting american lives at risk. the top republicans and democrats on the house senate intelligence committee, house and senate intelligence committees say they will find and plug what one calls a cascade of national security leaks. >> this is not finger pointing at anybody. what we are trying to do is say we have a problem
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on kr. nn. >>> thanks, wolf. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica yellin, john king is off. tonight, the urgent search to find and stop whoever is leaking classified information about u.s. drone attacks and more. one law maker says it is getting to the point where other nations won't trust the u.s. to keep a secret. >>> also, an apology from of all people, former president, bill clinton. hear his...
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listen carefully to what he told wolf blitzer earlier. >> i am very sorry about what happened yesterday. what i thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election. apparently, nothing has to be be done until the first of the year. i think he should stick with his position. >> for some perspective, let's talk to somebody who knows president clinton, really, really well, democratic strategist and former counselor to the president, paul bagala. hi, paul. >> hi, jessica. good to see you. >> you are there where the president's charity event is happening. >> at the clinton global initiative. i bet you i am not going to say anything mean about him. >> how is it that president clinton, who obsess civil follows the economy and has a steel trap memory is confused about when the tax breaks are going to expire? >> he is no longer the president and is busy with his foundation helping to save millions of people's lives in africa, helping to work with development and fight childhood obesity. he doesn't follow the deadline in the latest law for the latest expiration or tax changes
listen carefully to what he told wolf blitzer earlier. >> i am very sorry about what happened yesterday. what i thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election. apparently, nothing has to be be done until the first of the year. i think he should stick with his position. >> for some perspective, let's talk to somebody who knows president clinton, really, really well, democratic strategist and former counselor to the president, paul bagala. hi, paul. >>...
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i'm wolf blitzer in washington. >> i'm anderson cooper in new york. we are covering the president's address to the nation. we anticipate him speaking in about ten or 15 minutes. joining us live for our coverage, peter bergen whose new book "man hunt" has been released. the strategic partnership agreement and you are looking at a live shot of where the president will be addressing any moment now, if the strategic partnership agreement is largely symbolic, a lot of details haven't yet been hammered out what is the significance of the president going to kabul to sign it today? >> there is important significance to it. the agreement is more than symbolic. it is a statement by the united states that we are there for the long haul. this nation has a reputation for cutting and running. when people get tired here, public opinion turns against a conflict we pull out. afghan people have felt that in particular here by going there and putting his personal presence on the line. the president is sending an important signal. we are in there for at least a dozen yea
i'm wolf blitzer in washington. >> i'm anderson cooper in new york. we are covering the president's address to the nation. we anticipate him speaking in about ten or 15 minutes. joining us live for our coverage, peter bergen whose new book "man hunt" has been released. the strategic partnership agreement and you are looking at a live shot of where the president will be addressing any moment now, if the strategic partnership agreement is largely symbolic, a lot of details haven't...
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. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. also want to welcome our international viewers, our viewers in the united states and around the world. a scandal that's brought down the head of the cia, a looming financial crisis, and a lingerring question about the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. president obama expected to face questions about all of that and more this hour when he meets with reporters over at the white house. he is scheduled to step up to the podium in about 30 minutes. you'll see all of it live right here on cnn. we're bringing you special live coverage leading up to the president's news conference. i'm joined by our colleague suzanne malveaux. she's at the cnn center in atlanta. also, our panel here many washington. our chief political analyst gloria borger, donna brazil, and our national security contributor fran townsend, also a member of the cia's external advisory board. we also have our chief business correspondent ali velshi standing by in new york. our senior who will be
. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. also want to welcome our international viewers, our viewers in the united states and around the world. a scandal that's brought down the head of the cia, a looming financial crisis, and a lingerring question about the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. president obama expected to face questions about all of that and more this hour when he meets with reporters over at the white house. he is scheduled to step up to the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're "in the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> let's begin with the breaking news. tornado emergencies right now in the dallas-ft. worth area. look at these pictures that have been coming in. this was the scene in the dallas-ft. worth area just a little while ago as the sky turns dark. we see a massive funnel cloud draw closer and then this monster tornado descends on a truck park, picks up giant trailers as if they were little toys and sends them flying. look at this. flying through the air. that's just one of the twisters on the ground today. let's go straight to our meteorologist chad myers. >> chad, for viewers who are just tuning in, update them on what has happened over the past hour or so. >> what has happened as two tornadoes, one going up 35w and one going up 35e. you have to understand, from san antonio to austin there's one interstate called interstate 35. north of dallas, there's one interstate going to oklahoma, but right at dfw, part of the inte
i'm wolf blitzer. you're "in the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> let's begin with the breaking news. tornado emergencies right now in the dallas-ft. worth area. look at these pictures that have been coming in. this was the scene in the dallas-ft. worth area just a little while ago as the sky turns dark. we see a massive funnel cloud draw closer and then this monster tornado descends on a truck park, picks up giant trailers as if they were little toys...
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. >> i'm wolf blitzer in sbgs "the situation room." the news continues next. >>> good evening, tonight voters in north carolina decide whether to send an emphatic message against same-sex marriage. has president obama kept his health care message? because joe biden steps it in again, why the president's political team loves the vice president even though he often makes them cringe. we begin with primary elections that could send a loud national message. the race for the republican presidential nomination is all but over but we will get a taste tonight of whether the tea party will finally show some 2012 strength and a test of how important the culture wars will be in a year defined mostly today by economic challenges. our first stop indiana where 80-year-old senator richard lugar, leading republican voice on foreign policy is asking for one more term but facing a tea party and conservative revolt, revolts lugar's critics prove the senator last touch with the folks back home. dana bash is at lugar headquarters in indianapolis. you had a
. >> i'm wolf blitzer in sbgs "the situation room." the news continues next. >>> good evening, tonight voters in north carolina decide whether to send an emphatic message against same-sex marriage. has president obama kept his health care message? because joe biden steps it in again, why the president's political team loves the vice president even though he often makes them cringe. we begin with primary elections that could send a loud national message. the race for the...
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening, tonight from boston i'm john king. ahead on ominous note, emergency landing and new worries about airline security on flights heading to the united states from overseas. >>> also a possible break-through in the standoff over iran's nuclear program. is iran about to blink and allow new inspections? >>> and the man who succeeded in are mr as massachusetts governor, deval patrick is a democrat, but wait until you hear what he has to say about romney's old company, bain capital. >>> we begin with the latest on an in-flight scare that forced a u.s. jet to make emergency landing by fighter jet. it raises fresh concerns for security for airliners headed to the states from africa and europe. u.s. airways flight 787 from paris to charlotte diverted to bangor's maine after a passenger's note warned she had a surgically implanted device. the plane with 188 people on board landed safely and the woman else courted off in handcuffs. officials determ
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." you're in "the situation room." >>> -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> let's begin with breaking news just coming into the situation room right now out of afghanistan. word of a military crash. let's go straight to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. i know there are casualties. what are you hearing? >> wolf, a u.s. official tells us a u.s. army black hawk helicopter has crashed in southern afghanistan. at this point they believe it crashed during bad weather, but the official tells us they cannot yet rule out enemy action in this incident. sadly, they do believe all four crew members onboard perished in this helicopter crash. there were a number of soldiers on the ground at a combat outpost waiting to be picked up by the helicopter, transported to another area and they report seeing the helicopter go down. so it could have been significantly worse, but the most terrible news possibly now for four american military families. again, they beli
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." you're in "the situation room." >>> -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> let's begin with breaking news just coming into the situation room right now out of afghanistan. word of a military crash. let's go straight to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. i know there are casualties. what are you hearing? >> wolf, a u.s. official tells us a u.s. army black hawk helicopter has crashed in southern...
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i'm wolf blitzer in washington. tonight, we are tracking two big events on the republican calendar and our political a-team is here. john king, gloria borger. dana bash and shannon travis is over at gop headquarters in portland, maine. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is over at cpac. the conservative political action conference that is under way here in washington. we will have the results of the maine caucuses as they come in. stand by for that. right now want to go to shannon travis over at republican headquarters in portland. set the scene for us. we are getting ready to see potentially a winner in maine tonight. >> reporter: that's right. let me first say i may have the toughest assignment of the night. i'm at a party sponsored by the maine republican party. i'll have my cameraman pan around here. some of the people are just filing in. we expect possibly a few 00 enjoying a little bit of food and drink. this is important business. they are going to be announcing the results right here. going to h
i'm wolf blitzer in washington. tonight, we are tracking two big events on the republican calendar and our political a-team is here. john king, gloria borger. dana bash and shannon travis is over at gop headquarters in portland, maine. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is over at cpac. the conservative political action conference that is under way here in washington. we will have the results of the maine caucuses as they come in. stand by for that. right now want to go to shannon...
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wolf blitzer is off. i'm candy crowley and you're in "the situation room". >>> we begin with the state of unemployment in america, just three months before election day. both democrats and republicans have something to seize on in the newest jobs report. employers say they added 163,000 jobs to the u.s. economy in july. that's better than economists expected, and something for the obama camp to hang its hat on. but the romney camp is pointing to this figure, the overall unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 8.3%, because american households report losing 195,000 jobs. we want to bring in our white house correspondent, dan lothian. so sounds like kind of a wash, politically, dan. >> it does. and what the president is trying to do is highlight the positive, as you pointed out. yes, the unemployment rate did tick up to 8.3%, but what they're focused on is the fact that jobs were created, more jobs than expected. the experts out there, economists had expected that some 95,000 jobs would have been created las
wolf blitzer is off. i'm candy crowley and you're in "the situation room". >>> we begin with the state of unemployment in america, just three months before election day. both democrats and republicans have something to seize on in the newest jobs report. employers say they added 163,000 jobs to the u.s. economy in july. that's better than economists expected, and something for the obama camp to hang its hat on. but the romney camp is pointing to this figure, the overall...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> eight days after his re-election, president obama faced reporters in the midst of an unfolding scandal and with a potential economic crisis holding over his head. but he only got riled up when he responded to republican criticism of his united nations ambassador susan rice. more on that coming up. standby. but first, the president's careful responses about the investigation of this former cia chief david petraeus and on negotiations to avoid what's called the fiscal cliff. our white house correspondent jessica yellin was over at the east strip of the white house. you had a chance to speak to the president and ask him about that looming fiscal cliff. >> reporter: hi, wolf. that's right, i did. i asked the president why anyone should believe that he won't cave off of his position that he will not extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest since he did just that in 2010. he said that he made his case explicitly clear during the last election. and that the
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> eight days after his re-election, president obama faced reporters in the midst of an unfolding scandal and with a potential economic crisis holding over his head. but he only got riled up when he responded to republican criticism of his united nations ambassador susan rice. more on that coming up. standby. but first, the president's careful responses about the investigation of this former cia chief david petraeus and on...
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now to wolf blitzer in washington. "the situation room" begins right now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now mitt romney gets booed for promising to repeal obama care. we'll have coverage this hour. also, airline passengers show off bandages and scrapes after getting tossed around in the sky. and they're the lucky ones. allegations a church-affiliated school forces children to beg for money at subway stations. we have it all on video. >>> i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the republican's furious assault on president obama's health care reform law and equally determined backlash. mitt romney faced it today going off script after some prolonged boog interrupted his speech before the naacp convention in houston. jim acosta is standing by in the hall right now. jim, show our viewers, tell our viewers, what happened in houston. >> reporter: wolf, naacp leaders told cnn they praised mitt romney for showing what they called courage in coming to this convention today. but safe to say
now to wolf blitzer in washington. "the situation room" begins right now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now mitt romney gets booed for promising to repeal obama care. we'll have coverage this hour. also, airline passengers show off bandages and scrapes after getting tossed around in the sky. and they're the lucky ones. allegations a church-affiliated school forces children to beg for money at subway stations. we have it all on video. >>> i'm wolf blitzer,...
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wolf blitzer is off today. i'm gloria borger and you're in "the situation room." on this muslim day of prayer, another explosion of rage against u.s. and western forces in afghanistan. it's the fourth straight day of protests over the burning of korans at a military base. at least eight people were killed and 27 wounded today alone. if president obama thought his apology yesterday would diffuse the situation, it appears so far that he was wrong. joining us now from kabul is nick paton walsh. nick, i have to be asking you, we have been seeing these pictures all day from afghanistan and it seems to us here that these protests have gotten a lot worse. is that true? >> reporter: i think it's fair to say that we've seen similar violence in the last four days in a row. i think the death poll today could be the worst they've had so far. it's always hard to work through the different patchy reports from across the country. protests from around the world focusing on the u.s. where demonstrators clashed with police. one dead in the north and one dead in the east in the east
wolf blitzer is off today. i'm gloria borger and you're in "the situation room." on this muslim day of prayer, another explosion of rage against u.s. and western forces in afghanistan. it's the fourth straight day of protests over the burning of korans at a military base. at least eight people were killed and 27 wounded today alone. if president obama thought his apology yesterday would diffuse the situation, it appears so far that he was wrong. joining us now from kabul is nick paton...
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening, i'm jessica yellin in for john king. tonight, get ready for more secret service members to lose their jobs in the wake of the prostitution scandal. our sources tell cnn's dana bash at least three more employees are expected to be forced out today. >>> the man who shot trayvon mart be takes the stand and says he says he's sorry to the teenager's parents. >>> plus, three decades later, the search heats up for the first missing child who appeared on the side of a milk carton. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> more fallout from the secret service prostitution scandal. one source tells cnn more members are expected to be forced out anytime now for their part in that night of heavy drinking and escorts in colombia. let's bring in white house correspondent brianna keilar for the latest. brianna, what are you hearing about these upcoming dismissals? >> reporter: jessica, we're expecting that at least three secret service members, three
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening, i'm jessica yellin in for john king. tonight, get ready for more secret service members to lose their jobs in the wake of the prostitution scandal. our sources tell cnn's dana bash at least three more employees are expected to be forced out today. >>> the man who shot trayvon mart be takes the stand and says he says he's sorry to the teenager's parents. >>> plus,...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the massacre inside that colorado movie theater now appears to be only part of the horror that was planned. a law enforcement official who seen video of the suspect, james holmes' booby trapped apartment tells cnn it was rigged with more than 30 homemade grenades and ten gallons of gasoline. the source says that would have created a fireball knocking out walls engulfing the entire building in flames undoubtedly killing many more people. cnn's ed lavandera is joining us now once again from aurora, colorado. ed, what else are you lening? there are new developments emerging even as we speak. >> reporter: well, there's a great deal going on behind the scenes, but now there's a great effort to make sure that the principle players and many of the people involved in these investigations no longer speak publicly about what is going on. the judge issuing a gag order. ever since that has happened,
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the massacre inside that colorado movie theater now appears to be only part of the horror that was planned. a law enforcement official who seen video of the suspect, james holmes' booby trapped apartment tells cnn it was rigged with more than 30 homemade grenades and ten gallons of gasoline. the source says that would have created a fireball knocking out walls engulfing the entire building in flames undoubtedly killing...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with important news just in to "the situation room." our brand-new poll shows president obama receiving a significant bounce from the democratic national convention. he now leads mitt romney 52% to 46%. that's among likely voters nationwide. all this according to our brand-new cnn orc poll. let's get to our chief national correspondent, john king, over at the magic wall. >> a six-point national lead. the president benefited most from his convention. let's look deeper at the other numbers. let's look here -- here's one of the big reasons why. this is among men. the republicans almost always have a big advantage among men. the president, this is a tie essentially. the president with a one-point lead among men. but look at the difference. going into the democratic convention, it was governor romney who had a big lead a 12-point lead among men. that's one of the reasons the president comes out of his convention in much stronger shape. then you
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with important news just in to "the situation room." our brand-new poll shows president obama receiving a significant bounce from the democratic national convention. he now leads mitt romney 52% to 46%. that's among likely voters nationwide. all this according to our brand-new cnn orc poll. let's get to our chief national correspondent, john king, over at the magic wall. >> a six-point national...
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wolf blitzer, i want it to bring you in quickly. candy mentioned the unintended consequences of hasty legislation and initiatives. i wanted to get your feel on that. >> she's right. sometimes, you know, you have to be careful and cautious and deal diligently with these kinds of very sensitive issues because sometimes can be unintended consequences of hastily organized legislation. you're not sure what you get. i think the president is doing the right thing. let him come up with a specific plan to deal with this. let him use the bully pulpit of re-elected president in the second term. he can't get re-elected a third time. he has to worry about his legacy and his record. what will he leave and accomplish during the second term? this is an area where i know he feels strongly, especially in the aftermath of what he saw over the weekend when he went to newtown, connecticut. i think he's passionate about it. yes, he's got a lot of other issues on his agenda, but i suspect he wants to push on this. if he can't do the legislation, he's got
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with today's dramatic defeat for union workers in the industrial's heartland. this was the scene as republicans pushed through right to work bills saying that they don't have to pay union dues in in order to get a job. on lookers chanted, shame on you after the vote. this is a watershed moment because michigan is the same as countless union struggles, including this 1932 march where five people died and dozens were injured when unemployed workers were attacked by police and ford motor company security guards. after decades of gains, fewer than 12% of u.s. workers now belong to unions. in michigan, it's fewer than 18%. cnn's poppy harlow is at the state capital in lansing. how did it go? >> reporter: are an historic day in michigan. a state at the heart of organized labor in this country. one person said, if it can happen in michigan, it can happen everywhere and that's why thousands and thousands of protesters descended on the state capital fig
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with today's dramatic defeat for union workers in the industrial's heartland. this was the scene as republicans pushed through right to work bills saying that they don't have to pay union dues in in order to get a job. on lookers chanted, shame on you after the vote. this is a watershed moment because michigan is the same as countless union struggles, including this 1932 march where five people died and dozens were injured...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." s. >>> a turning point in the race for the white house. the obama campaign is now going directly on the attack against the republican presidential candidates. they are naming names, and fighting back after months of largely turning the other cheek. but it's not the president taking on his gov challengers. that task is now falling to the vice president joe biden. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is joining us now. jessica, this is clearly a new phase in the obama reelection campaign. >> it is, wolf. after months of saying they're just watching the republicans duke it out on the trail, now team obama is officially in campaign mode. remember president obama said this? >> all of them determine who their standard bearer is going to be. until the republicans have a nominee, we don't have a campaign. >> reporter: when he hits the stump, he never names the gop candidates. >> a lot of folks who are, you know, running for a certain offi office,
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." s. >>> a turning point in the race for the white house. the obama campaign is now going directly on the attack against the republican presidential candidates. they are naming names, and fighting back after months of largely turning the other cheek. but it's not the president taking on his gov challengers. that task is now falling to the vice president joe biden. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is joining us...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> with only 47 days to go until the election, the romney campaign's about to roll out another new strategy. voters will be seeing a lot more of mitt romney. in fact, we're only minutes away from his speech at a rally in florida. our national political correspondent jim acosta is joining us now live from sarasota to set the scene. jim, what's going on? >> reporter: wolf, we expect mitt romney to be out here in sarasota, florida, in just a few minutes from now. this is where his advisors say after a relatively light schedule over the last couple weeks, mitt romney and his campaign will be picking up the pace. and after seeming to defend those comments on that hidden camera video on government dependency, romney appears to be shifting again on that message as well looking for something that will stick. after being caught on tape writing off 47% of voters as obama supporters who are dependent on government, mitt romney was checking his math at a candidate
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> with only 47 days to go until the election, the romney campaign's about to roll out another new strategy. voters will be seeing a lot more of mitt romney. in fact, we're only minutes away from his speech at a rally in florida. our national political correspondent jim acosta is joining us now live from sarasota to set the scene. jim, what's going on? >> reporter: wolf, we expect mitt romney to be out here in sarasota,...
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wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? >>> an update in the death of a abigail higgins had... ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye, their tree had given its last. but with their raymond james financial advisor, they had prepared for even the unthinkable. and they danced. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you. [ male announcer ] act for kids, with maximum fluoride for up to 40% fewer cavities act. stronger teeth and better checkups in every bottle. >>> an update in the death of a man shot in the back of the head in a police car. was it suicide or homicide. today the autopsy report was released, we'll have the result when is we come back. >>> welcome back. crime and punishment tonight. an appeal hearing wrapped up in a criminal case we reported o
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wolf blitzer. and former presidential adviser david gergen. stepnie cutter said that mitt romney was possibly -- had possibly committed a felony. did it surprise you that president obama denied that today? >> well, you know, he was being very precise and he's a very precise kind of person, as all of us who have covered him over the years, know. he didn't say that -- he said no one actually accused him of committing a felony. stephanie cutter, the deputy campaign manager for the obama campaign, just said, if, in fact, he had done what was suggested, that potentially could have been a felony. so he was precise. it didn't surprise me because the president wants to be very precise in what he's saying. stephanie cu cutter was pretty precise. they're parsing words. if you will. >> i was surprised because stephanie cutter introduced the suggestion. wolf is right, she did not outright accuse romney of being a felon. she definitely suggested he might have committed a felony. in politics, that's considered over the line or below the belt. if we still kn
wolf blitzer. and former presidential adviser david gergen. stepnie cutter said that mitt romney was possibly -- had possibly committed a felony. did it surprise you that president obama denied that today? >> well, you know, he was being very precise and he's a very precise kind of person, as all of us who have covered him over the years, know. he didn't say that -- he said no one actually accused him of committing a felony. stephanie cutter, the deputy campaign manager for the obama...
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> next, the u.s. deficit on track today to hit $1 million in just a few months. we are driving off a cliff at full speed. when will congress do something about it? and new questions about when mitt romney actually left his ceo job at bain. we fact-check it. does it add up? the democrats are asking for more information about his career. we talk to joe paterno's son jay about the freeh report and his father's legacy. that's "outfront" tonight. that's "outfront" tonight. let's go. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, i'm ooierin burnett. a damsel in distress. remember that, tied to the train track, helpless, her only hope is that she's rescued before she is flattened, destroyed, ripped to bits, like a penny on the train track. makes me think of the aflac ad. the government added another $60 billion to the deficit in june. so the grand total on money that we've borrowed so far this fiscal year is $904 billion. the real headlin
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wolf blitzer is in for anderson cooper. >>> erin, thanks. we begin with breaking news. for the first time, we're getting a look at what the white house is offering to stop the fiscal cliff stalemate. drastic mandatory tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in with the new year unless, unless the white house and republicans can reach a deal. for weeks, gop lawmakers have said we're just waiting for the white house to give details, specifics, some numbers. well, tonight that's happened. the white house is calling their bluff and they've laid out how they want to cut the debt. jessica yellin is over at the white house for us tonight with new developments. jessica, what are the specifics of this offer tonight? >> reporter: hi, wolf. according to senior officials on both sides of the aisle, the president is asking for $1.6 trillion in new taxes. that includes raising taxes for families who make $250,000 or more. you'll recognize that as a pledge from his campaign. and it also includes limiting deductions and loopholes as well as other changes to capital gains and dividends ta
wolf blitzer is in for anderson cooper. >>> erin, thanks. we begin with breaking news. for the first time, we're getting a look at what the white house is offering to stop the fiscal cliff stalemate. drastic mandatory tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in with the new year unless, unless the white house and republicans can reach a deal. for weeks, gop lawmakers have said we're just waiting for the white house to give details, specifics, some numbers. well, tonight that's happened....
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i'm wolf blitzer in charlotte. and you're in "the situation room." >>> their lives have been intertwined for years. not always necessarily on the friendliest terms, but when former president bill clinton takes the stage here tonight, he's certain to make a strong case for a second term for president obama. cnn's dana bash is learning details about what the former president has to say in his convention speech later tonight. dana, what are you picking up? >> well, i've talked to several officials who are familiar with what president clinton is going to talk about skematically. the whole idea, the whole reason why the obama campaign asked him to come here and to speak from that podium is because they want him to explain the economics behind his own administration and the parallels between that and what the obama administration is trying to do. now, of course, you remember, wolf, you were covering the clinton administration. and he did take -- this country into a time of surplus. so what he's going to do i'm told is ex
i'm wolf blitzer in charlotte. and you're in "the situation room." >>> their lives have been intertwined for years. not always necessarily on the friendliest terms, but when former president bill clinton takes the stage here tonight, he's certain to make a strong case for a second term for president obama. cnn's dana bash is learning details about what the former president has to say in his convention speech later tonight. dana, what are you picking up? >> well, i've...
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wolf blitzer in "the situation room." i'm done. it's his turn. >> kate, thanks very, very much. >>> happening now -- >> i'm sorry sorry about what happened yesterday. >> bill clinton apologizes. he's certainly a powerful campaigner for president obama but does he do occasionally more harm than good when he goes off message? >> my one-on-one interview with the former president of the united states. >>> who is spilling u.s. intelligence secrets with a stunning display of bipartisan outrage, lawmakers demand an end to the leaks. >>> a new breakthrough can reveal the entire genetic blueprint of
wolf blitzer in "the situation room." i'm done. it's his turn. >> kate, thanks very, very much. >>> happening now -- >> i'm sorry sorry about what happened yesterday. >> bill clinton apologizes. he's certainly a powerful campaigner for president obama but does he do occasionally more harm than good when he goes off message? >> my one-on-one interview with the former president of the united states. >>> who is spilling u.s. intelligence secrets...
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let me bring in dana bash and wolf blitzer together. dana, first to you, can you give me the final vote tally? >> 244 to 185. wasn't even close. we didn't expect it to be since republicans have such a big majority in the house. so they did once again show that there are the votes in the house of representatives to repeal the health care law. but as we have been saying all day, really yesterday as well, yes, they have the votes, but this was a political exercise. and republicans admit that readily because the next body, the senate, they're not the votes there. the democrats run it and the votes are simply not there to repeal the health care law. so republicans will be able to go back and go out to the campaign trail and make the case particularly to the republican base that they are doing what the republican base wants them to do. and also going to make the case that, you know, you have these votes, give us more republicans in the senate, give us a republican in the white house, then we can make this repeal happen. >> dana, thank you. wo
let me bring in dana bash and wolf blitzer together. dana, first to you, can you give me the final vote tally? >> 244 to 185. wasn't even close. we didn't expect it to be since republicans have such a big majority in the house. so they did once again show that there are the votes in the house of representatives to repeal the health care law. but as we have been saying all day, really yesterday as well, yes, they have the votes, but this was a political exercise. and republicans admit that...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> not only the null better one issue for most americans, but also the issue that will win the white house in november. the latest jobs report is not nearly what the obama administration was hoping for. it's given the republicans fresh ammunition. we're covering all the angles, beginning with our white house correspondent dan lothian. what's the reaction over there to the latest jobs numbers? >> reporter: well, aides and the president himself point out when you compare the situation did now to the depth of the recession, progress is being made, but they also note the obvious that there's still a lot of people out of work, still a lot of work to be done. on that point, republicans agree with the president, but they believe it's time for someone else to try to fix the problem. in a good news/bad news scenario, president obama offered americans the good news first. >> our economy created 130,000 private sector jobs in april, and the unemployment rate tick
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> not only the null better one issue for most americans, but also the issue that will win the white house in november. the latest jobs report is not nearly what the obama administration was hoping for. it's given the republicans fresh ammunition. we're covering all the angles, beginning with our white house correspondent dan lothian. what's the reaction over there to the latest jobs numbers? >> reporter: well, aides...
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." situation room." the news continues next on cnn. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening in the cnn election center. it's a potentially defining night in the fight for the republican nomination. the polls begin closing in less than an hour. in just a few moments the first exit poll data gives us a sense of what issues mattered most to voters in a state with a lot of surprises. it is a must-win state for mitt romney and a chance to make history to win iowa and new hampshire back to back. and newt gingrich joins us with what could be a turning point. he is aggressively leading new attacks on governor romney but can ill afford to finish in the back of the gop pack. >>> for mitt romney the expectations couldn't be higher. he's declared new hampshire front-runner and nationally as well. his business record has been turned into a target. there's intense pressure on the former massachusetts governor to post a big win. >> if we're able to win tonight, it'll be historic. it'll be the first time
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." situation room." the news continues next on cnn. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening in the cnn election center. it's a potentially defining night in the fight for the republican nomination. the polls begin closing in less than an hour. in just a few moments the first exit poll data gives us a sense of what issues mattered most to voters in a state with a lot of surprises. it is a must-win state for mitt romney...
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this show is packed tighter than wolf blitzer's spanx. let's do this america. ♪ ♪ >> greg: it's the biggest news in wisconsin since the packers won the world series. scott walker routed the recall. it wasn't even close. but cnn kept calling it close. perhaps they meant her. but really -- that is glen close, by the way. you take it down now. there you go. but perhaps it's this face that says it all. yes. it seems like the neighbor kids might have stolen his rake. well, at least others are taking it well. >> we got outspent $34 million to $4 million. this was the biggest election in america. i hope you keep me on tonightment this hurts us all. every single one of you out there in the nation, if you're watching. democracy died tonight. >> greg: "democracy died tonight." some were gracious losers like this supporter greating tom -- m barrett. gregg i usually pay $40 at john gibson's place. what starts ugly ends ugly. remember how it began, the mob, the threat of violence? these were giddy days when the media flocked like school girls to w
this show is packed tighter than wolf blitzer's spanx. let's do this america. ♪ ♪ >> greg: it's the biggest news in wisconsin since the packers won the world series. scott walker routed the recall. it wasn't even close. but cnn kept calling it close. perhaps they meant her. but really -- that is glen close, by the way. you take it down now. there you go. but perhaps it's this face that says it all. yes. it seems like the neighbor kids might have stolen his rake. well, at least others...